HIV & Self-Esteem Matters
Workshop

Facilitators:
Beatrice Nabulya
Thandi Haruperi

Saturday 15 May 2004
10.00am - 4.00pm

For Anyone Living with HIV/AIDS

food & refreshments
&
child care places available 

please book via anna 
on 01582 485448

priority to 

bbpositive service users

limited places

Bio’s of the Workshops Facilitators:
Beatrice Nabulya: is an associate trainer/speaker/consultant of restorEgo Consultancy who have a strong passion for fighting health inequalities with a bias on HIV related stigma by challenging, encouraging and enabling HIV positive people especially the professional individuals in order to change the face of HIV. 

Born in Uganda and a teacher by profession, Beatrice graduated from Makerere University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Literature and Postgraduate Diploma in Education. She came to the UK in 1990 Diagnosed HIV positive over a decade ago; Beatrice is the proud mother of four children two of whom were born after her diagnosis.
   
Despite enormous family, personal and health challenges, Beatrice is an active voice for HIV positive women, promoting self–help; enabling women take control of their lives and become self advocates. Her initial contact with Positively Women as a service user lasted 8 years with Beatrice working in various roles.

Beatrice has been a key note speaker at several local and international conferences on issues affecting people living with HIV, highlighting the needs of HIV positive women and their families.

Thandi Haruperi: is described as one of the UK African community’s most passionate and vocal campaigners for HIV positive people. Diagnosed HIV positive herself in 1998, Thandi is very committed to empowering and enabling HIV positive people. Most of her work has revolved around fighting stigma and discrimination through training, public speaking, peer support advocacy and highlighting issues and needs of people affected by HIV/AIDS. Through this she has been able to inform policy and promote good practice.

Thandi is a founder member of Pamodzi, a community based organization. She worked for Blackliners as a peer educator and has sat on various Management Boards. Thandi currently sits on the board of the UK Coalition of People Living with HIV/AIDS, the Boehringer Ingelheim (UK) Community Advisory Group and The Luton African HIV and Sexual Health Advisory Group. With her two daughters off her ‘apron-stings’, Thandi now works as a trainer/consultant, and attends fulltime university where she is pursuing a degree in Health Promotion

Aims and Objectives of the workshop
The purpose is to provide people living with HIV with insight & skills to enhance their own self-concept & self-esteem. Those attending the 
training will

* Have an opportunity to learn & share through presentations, individual participation, group work. 

* To consider different ways in which emotional development & self-esteem manifest themselves in the lives of people

* Reflect on impact of gender conditioning and stereotypes on the development of self-esteem

* Explore practical approaches to emotional development & confidence building

* Identify and acknowledge individual needs for positive self-esteem